Cigar and cigarette holder



June 17, 1952 S P P, CLARKE 2,600,970

CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed June 16, 1948 IN VEN TOR. 22 a SAHDFUEDF. E CLARKE Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED STAT E S PATE NT OFFICE CIGARlAND CIGARETTE HOLDER Sandfordy P. P. Clarke, Bronx, N. Y.

Applicationllme I6, 1948, Serial No. 33,312

ZvClaims. l

This invention relates to an improved holder for useby cigar' orcigarette smokers', so that the. cigar mayA be largely enclosed and all;ashes trapped against falling upon the door covering, or` upon tablesfand' desks.

@nev of ther objects of the invention. is` to Droh vide a cigar holderwith a mouthpiece which is insertedv into. thev mouth of the smokerandwithin said mouthpiece. there; is a clip in4 which the forward` endor tip of thecigar is inserted, and" which is slidableY in the.mouthpiece body to permit the insertion.` of a fresh cigar andl theejectionv` of' a smoked' cigar stub.

A still further object of the invention is. to provide a safetyenclosing case' for a cigar, which will prevent burningv parts of the:cigar from dropping, on. inflammable material, having a mouthpiece atthe forward end thereof and a clip slidable in the safety enclosing caseand provided with a capfor closing the outer end ofthe enclosing case.

A further object of the invention. is to provide a device of'thischaracter with a coiled smoke tube at vthe forward end ofv themouthpiece through which the smoke is: drawn from the burning cigarenclosedY by the Vprotective case.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionvand-l accompanying drawing, andto the appended claimsin which thevariousnovel" features of the invention are more particularlyset forth;

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view similar to Fig. 1, but showing theslide in an extended open position.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, showingv the slide in closedposition with dotted lines added to show the extended or open positionof the slide.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a rear end of the device, showing the perforated cover or cap.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional View of a modified form of theinvention.

The holder, according to the first form of the invention shown in Figs.1 to 5, includes a protective case l0 which is large enough to enclose acomplete cigar.

(Cl. 13b-175)I IIhe forward end` of this casel Hl-r is threadedlyengaged at |I"' with amouthpiece H, which: is designed for4 insertion inthe mouth of the' user, and in this mouthpieceA I'I a coiled smoke tube|72* is inserted; so that its forward endis'projected withv a force tinto'the` smoke-passage of the bite I`3 of the mouthpiece ll, and itsrear end is disposed slidably into a concentric hole formed in a clip20- within the case l0. The forward end of the tube I2 is providedv witha' washer |2X-which limits insertion of the end" of the tube I 2' intothesmoke passage of thebitev I3 to a position in which the adjacent endsof the tube l2 andthe bite I 3 are flush as shoWnin-FigA 3;

The case Ill-is formed with air holes I4 and a longitudinaly slot` l5,and thecase wall is' subi s-tantially cylindrical from the mouthpiece llto theV open rear' endl thereof. The longitudinal-slot I5 doesnotextendthrough the rear end of the case. thus -leavinga stop I 9.

The clip 20Y is slidably positioned withinrthe case' 1.0 to have the tipor forward portion of the cigar snugly tted therein. The wall of the`clip 20 is connected bya pin 21| to a slide 22- located outwardly ofthe. case I0, the pin 2| slidably exe tending through the slot I5. Thispin is formed with a head 2| thus coupling the inner clip to the slidingmember or bar 22 which is formed arcuately in cross'section so as tohaveal matchingt on the outside of the cylindrical case l0.

The rear endv of the sliding bar 22 is provided with a cap 234 havingair holes 24: therein. This cap is adapted to enclose the outer end ofthe cylindrical case IU, so that no large amounts of cigar ash will dropfrom the case.

By sliding the internal clip 20 toward the outer end of the slottedenclosing case I 0, the tip of the cigar may be easily inserted into theclip and then the cigar may be shifted entirely Within the case l0 bypushing on the cap 23 or pin head 2|'. Before this is done, the cigarshould. of course, be ignited in the usual manner.

The cigar may be smoked while completely enclosed by the case lll, andas the ash forms on the burning end of the cigar, it is confined by thecase l0 and the cap 23 from falling on the floor or on any table ordesk.

The perforations in the case l0 and cap 23 allow sufcient air to enterthe outer or service mouthpiece Il, so that normal combustion and fullproduction of tobacco smoke is obtained.

By pulling the cap 23 outwardly or pushing the pin head 2|' forwardly,any ash which has accumulated in the case Ill may be discharged. At notime will any live or burning particles of the tobacco escape from thecase IU. In fact, the entire device, with a burning cigar, may be safelyplaced in a garment pocket, without danger of the garment catching refrom the burning cigar.

The coiled smoke tube serves to cool the smoke as it is drawn into themouth of the smoker, and the inner end of this smoke tube is centeredwith reference to the inner clip 20, so that smoke will freely enter thecoiled tube which is surrounded by air. The service mouthpiece has onlya single perforation or hole, through which the smoke is discharged tothe mouth of the smoker.

Fig. 6 shows a modified construction of the invention, wherein the case|03 is 'constructed without the longitudinal slot I5. The clip 2li*1 isconnected by a longitudinal member 22a to the cap 23, which is providedat the outer arm 22h, which engages the outer face of the case I.Otherwise the construction is the same as that shown in the previouslydescribed views and the various parts may be recognized by the similarreference numerals.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a safety holder for burning cigars and the like having aperforated tubular case closed at one end by -a hollow mouthpieceprovided at its inside with a coiled cooling tube having one endextended concentrically into the adjacent end of the tubular case with acap closing the other end of the tubular case and a clip slidablypositioned within the tubular case to have the end of the cigar mountedtherein, means interconnecting the cap 4and clip so that when the cap ismoved to open the said other end of the tubular case to have a cigarpositioned therein the clip will be slid to the said other end of thetubular case to receive the cigar, said interconnecting means comprisingan elongated bar extending from the cap along one side of the tubularcase, the clip being normally positioned at the end of the tubular caseclosed by the mouthpiece and formed with a concentric hole into whichthe said one end of the cooling tube extends, the tubular case having anelongated longitudinally extended slot in the side along which said barextends, and a pin extended from the free end of said bar through saidslot and connected to the clip. 2. In a safety holder for burning cigarsand the like having a perforated tubular case closed at one end by ahollow mouthpiece provided at its inside with a coiled cooling tubehaving one end extended concentrically into the adjacent end of thetubular case with a cap closing the other end of the tubular case and aclip slidably positioned within the tubular case to have the end of thecigar mounted therein, means interconnecting the cap and clip so thatwhen the cap is moved to open the said other end of the tubular case tohave a cigar positioned therein the clip will be slid to the said otherend of the tubular case to receive the cigar, s-aid interconnectingmeans comprising an elongated bar extending from the cap along one sideof the tubular case, the clip being normally positioned at the end ofthe tubular case closed by the mouthpiece and formed with a concentrichole into which the said one end of the cooling tube extends, thetubular case having an elongated longitudinally extended slot in theside along which said bar extends, and a pin extended from the free endof said bar through said slot and connected to the clip, said bar beinglaterally arched to t snugly about the tubular case to retain said baragainst pivoting about the pin when the cap is removed from the saidother end of the tubular case.

SANDFORD P. P. CLARKE.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,319,622 Salmon et al. Oct. 21,1919 2,267,966 Allen Dec. 30, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date735,431 France Nov. 8, 1932 721 Great Britain of 1905 373,467 GermanyApr. 12, 1923

